Audio recording of Amos Catlin’s 1849 letter to his sister Jane Dubois. The letter was written on board the Brig David Henshaw in June of 1849 while they were sailing to San Francisco. Catlin recounts the perilous ocean voyage, his sorrow of not saying goodbye to his sister, and sketches of the men and women of Valparaiso port in South American.
Read by the AI generated voice of Kevin Knauss. Click here to listen Amos Catlin 1849 Letter.
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